Kostunica blasts Solana’s claims about S A A “neutrality”
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica rejected on Wednesday the claim by European Union High Representative Javier Solana that the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) was status neutral in respect of Kosovo, and told Solana that it was not proper for him to speculate on who loved Serbia better.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, May 01, 2008
"From Javier Solana's statement, one could conclude that he is on Serbia's side and that he is advocating that Kosovo remains within Serbia, and that I am against this. And Solana's main argument is that the Stabilisation and Association Agreement is status neutral in respect of Kosovo," the prime minister said in a statement.
"If what Solana is saying is true, then what was he doing as a EU official in Pristina when he congratulated the people for whom Serbia issued warrants on their new state? Is the EU's decision to send the EULEX Mission for the implementation of the (Martti) Ahtisaari plan a violation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and does this make the agreement status neutral? Does the Kosovo recognition by 18 EU member states represent a violation of the SAA and has the SAA remained status neutral after this unlawful act? Will the countries that recognised Kosovo independence annul their decision on Kosovo recognition and return it back to neutral status when they ratify the SAA in their parliaments, or will they ratify an agreement which applies for a divided Serbia without Kosovo?," Kostunica wondered and pointed out that "one knows what the answer to these questions is, unless he is engaged in frauds."
"If Solana does not know, every citizen of Serbia does. Just like each Serb knows that Solana's decision to bomb Serbia was not neutral, but rather completely insane. Just like every Serb knows that the decision to build Bondsteel (base) is not status neutral, but rather represents the setting up of the capital city of the first NATO state which Solana began creating by bombing Serbia," Kostunica added.
According to him, "we also know very well that the Ahtisaari plan which the EULEX Mission is applying is not status neutral, but rather indicates that NATO is the ultimate body of authority in Kosovo."
"Solana should bear in mind that his endowments, ruins across Serbia, are still visible, and, if not because of anything else, this makes it improper for him to compare himself with me and speculate on who loves Serbia more," Kostunica concluded.
